In celebration of today's holiday, the Chinese Newyear, I will tell the ancient Chinese ledgend of how it all came about... You see, some 2300 years ago the anchient Chinese had just perfected the over-sized bannana tree that produced bannanas up to three feet long. As soon as the first bannanas were ripe on this tree, the citizens of China all gathered round to see the first picking of the new bannanas. Suddenly, two monkeys sprung out of the woods. Smiling and laughing mechanicly, they seized the bannanas and climbed high into the bannana tree. The crowd was horrified and angry, for these were the only two over-sized bannanas in existence and they were needed if the Chinese wanted to plant more over-sized bannana trees. The two monkeys realized this and in return for taking the fruit, the monkeys raised their bannanas towards eachother to form a circle. This sparked the Chinese advent of the wheel; which was much more essential than over-sized bannanas anyways. The crowd then thanked the two monkeys as they ran off with the bannanas. The Chinese had always been behind in getting things done and they still hadn't made a day that would start the new year. Realizing that this day was so amazing that there could never be a better way of starting a year, they declared that day to be the start of the new year. Today, 2300 years later, the holiday is still celebrated by the Chinese as the first day of the year. Even Google reconizes the amazing day.
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